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Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Lorelai Thompson. Catholic churches in

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Speaker 1: central Illinois have seen a significant increase in attendance over

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Speaker 1: the past year, according to Peoria Diocese Bishop Louis Tila.

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Speaker 1: Tila says young people are contributing to the resurgence. He

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Speaker 1: says they are looking to the church for community.

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Speaker 1: A screen on a cell phone or a computer does

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Speaker 1: not bring the same experience of actually being in a

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Speaker 1: room with somebody and having a conversation with them. Tila

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Speaker 1: said right of election ceremonies, which formally welcome people as

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Speaker 1: members of the church, have doubled since last year. The

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Speaker 1: city of Bloomington has lifted its water conservation restrictions. Recent

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Speaker 1: heavy rainfall improved water levels at the city's two water supplies,

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Speaker 1: Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen.

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Speaker 1: The combined lake deficit was 6.4 ft on Thursday morning.

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Speaker 1: That's nearly 4 ft better than the lowest level in February.

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Speaker 1: Illinois lawmakers tried and failed last year to regulate homeowner

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Speaker 1: insurance rates. They are trying again, but now it includes

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Speaker 1: auto insurance. The bill will allow the Illinois Department of

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Speaker 1: Insurance to deny rate increases if they find them exorbitant.

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Speaker 1: Sean Kevlin, CEO of the industry-funded Insurance Information Institute, says

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Speaker 1: there are multiple drivers that increase insurance rates.

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Speaker 2: We're just beginning to see.

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Speaker 2: Some reactions that are maybe more populist or politically beneficial

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Speaker 2: than what the insurance companies rely on, which is just

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Speaker 2: actuarily sound

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Speaker 2: methods.

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Speaker 1: A proposal that could force insurers to issue rebates to

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Speaker 1: customers has passed in the Illinois House and awaits a

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Speaker 1: vote in the Senate.

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Speaker 1: The founder of Bloomington Normal's Spanish Book Club says their

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Speaker 1: growing membership is finding friendships and a sense of belonging.

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Speaker 1: Marinela Diaz founded the Spanish Book Club in 2019. The

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Speaker 1: first thing was to start forming the reading habit, the

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Speaker 1: impact of leading by example as.

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Speaker 1: It also started to become a space for the Spanish

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Speaker 1: speaking community, a space where you could share common interests.

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Speaker 1: The club has grown to about 20 regular members from

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Speaker 1: diverse backgrounds, including international residents, local professionals, and students. I'm

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Speaker 1: Lorelai Thompson.